You are a savage. Killer stuff. Much love friend. Rock 'n roll before the age of electricity! Keep doing what you do because the world needs more peeps like you. .
Thanks for a fine tour through half a millennium in instruments and music. And, in fact, the birds on the branch painted on your French is telling the same thing as the motto on your Flemish: The dead tree comes to life.
Full disclosure: all the harpsichords in this video do in fact use delrin plectra. However, I have two others that do indeed use Canadian goose quill. Sorry for any confusion.
Hello, Mr Womer I stumbled onto your UA-cam video "At Home with a Herd of Harpsichords" yesterday. Intrigued, I listened. And just about fell out of my chair: I have a William Dowd Flemish double harpsichord, built for me in 1972 and rebuilt (decoration - soundboard painting by Sheridan Germann and lid mottoes by Priscilla Perry Fitch - as well as new low-tensile strings and the split sharp at D sharp) in 1976. I had seen other Dowd Flemish doubles, most with an entirely different layout in the bass. BUT never one just like mine (except for the exterior painting and the style of the soundboard painting). Thank you for your fascinating demonstration of your marvellous 'herd'. And where can I get the blues and the ragtime pieces you played on the Flemish double? Also, did you know that Don Angle, one of Dowd's artisans, made recordings and published some scores of various, non-traditional repertoire for the harpsichord (he had a French double)?
Delightful to hear from you, Brian. It sounds your Flemish is very similar to mine, if not identical. Mine is from 1974, I believe. Don Angle restrung the brass and requilled both harpsichords for me. He and his file Cherry (Priscilla) were dear friends of mine. He was brilliant, with perhaps the greatest pure technique I have ever heard live. That signature harpsichord of his was one that Dowd wanted to destroy because of construction anomalies, but Don said he always had a fondness for it and its quirkiness, so Dowd just gave it to him. I first got to know Don by sending him my recording of his "Generic Music" which I wanted to license to put on a CD. He liked my performance, and we eventually met in person several times. Yes, his original compositions and arrangements are excellent, and pretty formidable technically. You can get the rag from Alfred Publishing: A Contemporary Album for the Young. On Amazon: smile.amazon.com/Contemporary-Delightful-Original-Pieces-Intermediate/dp/B09286Z4V9/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=willard+palmer+alfred+album+young&qid=1619656908&s=books&sr=1-10
I love the last harpsichord you played, I've never heard one in person, and im a mere guitarist, but would love to possess your talents on a harpsichord some day! thanks for sharing
I love this video!!! Omg, those harpsichords are beautiful! So grateful you posted this video. I am a pianist in Fort Worth and was given a zuckerman clavichord and harpsichord. Those two instruments have joined my herd of 3 grand pianos; however, the zuckerman instruments are not at the same level as your harpsichords.
Very informative and enjoyable! I own a French style single manual instrument and a Flemish single - but I never played ragtime on either! Thank you for a great 32 minutes of musical pleasure.
I am not enamoured of 1970s music on the harpsichord 😀 It reminds me of television at the time . Lovely harpsichords and a most exellent presentation. Very refreshing. I have a 1720 Dulcken. I wish I could play as well as you. I am always amazed that the shove coupler works so well, as it is crude.
Harpsichord music heard on 1960's and 70's TV shows, ("The Addams Family" and "Family Affair come to mind), and in popular music (remember "Love is Blue"?) actually made the harpsichord popular and inspired many people to have an interest in the instrument and to acquire one. My first harpsichord was made by my parents from a kit by Zuckermann, and we as family had many delightful moments with it. I've progressed much since then in terms of instruments that I've owned, but all thanks to an original fascination with Lurch's "genuine Krupnik harpsichord", which fired my imagination.
New compositions for the harpsichord are something that I am well aware of, but I rarely ever came across even when I tried looking for new compositions for the harpsichord.
There are many fine modern compositions, though indeed too few harpsichordists are performing them. May I recommend my friend Asako Hirabayashi's compositions? Also my superbly talented friend Mahan Esfahani champions many modern compositions for harpsichord, often on UA-cam. Also Elaine Funaro.
It's a late Italian instrument, so it doesn't sound all that great in meantone. I do have another, smaller Italian that's ideal for Frescobaldi, however!
Not in this case, although indeed that is exactly what happens in some early Italian instruments. On this case, one of the ways the French builders added additional notes to the Flemish cases was to add split sharps which play two distinctly different notes. Here they are D# and the B below it (which is missing from the keyboard otherwise). It takes a bit of care to keep that straight whilst playing, but not as hard as one may think.
Am just starting out... I have Mr Hubbards Book Would like to bild one too As i ve made several Lyutes.... Maybe a clavicitherum ?? And i love your playing Ps...that blu screen for music Is Wylde !!
On essaye de ne pas faire de fausses notes! Seriously, there shouldn't be any, although some do not like it when the repeats are varied with improvised notes, as is done here. In any case, thanks for listening!
I'm a big fan of the French variant.
The sonic quality is what I'd like to describe as 'mealy'.
Pretty much like nice potatoes.
Thanks for sharing! o7
You are a savage. Killer stuff. Much love friend. Rock 'n roll before the age of electricity! Keep doing what you do because the world needs more peeps like you.
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Thanks for a fine tour through half a millennium in instruments and music.
And, in fact, the birds on the branch painted on your French is telling the same thing as the motto on your Flemish: The dead tree comes to life.
wow, bird quill instead of delrin plectra-I am impressed....great demo. of the Italian harpsichord, short decay time and clear, incisive attack...
Full disclosure: all the harpsichords in this video do in fact use delrin plectra. However, I have two others that do indeed use Canadian goose quill. Sorry for any confusion.
Hello, Mr Womer
I stumbled onto your UA-cam video "At Home with a Herd of Harpsichords" yesterday. Intrigued, I listened. And just about fell out of my chair: I have a William Dowd Flemish double harpsichord, built for me in 1972 and rebuilt (decoration - soundboard painting by Sheridan Germann and lid mottoes by Priscilla Perry Fitch - as well as new low-tensile strings and the split sharp at D sharp) in 1976. I had seen other Dowd Flemish doubles, most with an entirely different layout in the bass. BUT never one just like mine (except for the exterior painting and the style of the soundboard painting). Thank you for your fascinating demonstration of your marvellous 'herd'. And where can I get the blues and the ragtime pieces you played on the Flemish double? Also, did you know that Don Angle, one of Dowd's artisans, made recordings and published some scores of various, non-traditional repertoire for the harpsichord (he had a French double)?
Delightful to hear from you, Brian. It sounds your Flemish is very similar to mine, if not identical. Mine is from 1974, I believe. Don Angle restrung the brass and requilled both harpsichords for me. He and his file Cherry (Priscilla) were dear friends of mine. He was brilliant, with perhaps the greatest pure technique I have ever heard live. That signature harpsichord of his was one that Dowd wanted to destroy because of construction anomalies, but Don said he always had a fondness for it and its quirkiness, so Dowd just gave it to him. I first got to know Don by sending him my recording of his "Generic Music" which I wanted to license to put on a CD. He liked my performance, and we eventually met in person several times. Yes, his original compositions and arrangements are excellent, and pretty formidable technically. You can get the rag from Alfred Publishing: A Contemporary Album for the Young. On Amazon: smile.amazon.com/Contemporary-Delightful-Original-Pieces-Intermediate/dp/B09286Z4V9/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=willard+palmer+alfred+album+young&qid=1619656908&s=books&sr=1-10
BRAVISSIMO
I love the last harpsichord you played, I've never heard one in person, and im a mere guitarist, but would love to possess your talents on a harpsichord some day! thanks for sharing
Delightful, thank you ... we're so lucky to have LaFollia and its wonderful music here ...
Wonderful! Thank you for this video and the wonderful music 😬
I love this video!!! Omg, those harpsichords are beautiful! So grateful you posted this video. I am a pianist in Fort Worth and was given a zuckerman clavichord and harpsichord. Those two instruments have joined my herd of 3 grand pianos; however, the zuckerman instruments are not at the same level as your harpsichords.
Sounds like you have a great herd! Those Zuckerman kits, if carefully constructed, almost always result in very good instruments, so be proud of them.
A cowboy hat, and a harpsichord, who could ask for anything more?
Very informative and enjoyable! I own a French style single manual instrument and a Flemish single - but I never played ragtime on either! Thank you for a great 32 minutes of musical pleasure.
Thank you for your kind words. Sounds like you have a Herd of your own! Try some Scott Joplin. It works!
I am not enamoured of 1970s music on the harpsichord 😀 It reminds me of television at the time . Lovely harpsichords and a most exellent presentation. Very refreshing. I have a 1720 Dulcken. I wish I could play as well as you. I am always amazed that the shove coupler works so well, as it is crude.
Come to think of it, it DOES sound like something Lurch would play! Thanks for listening and your comments.
Harpsichord music heard on 1960's and 70's TV shows, ("The Addams Family" and "Family Affair come to mind), and in popular music (remember "Love is Blue"?) actually made the harpsichord popular and inspired many people to have an interest in the instrument and to acquire one. My first harpsichord was made by my parents from a kit by Zuckermann, and we as family had many delightful moments with it. I've progressed much since then in terms of instruments that I've owned, but all thanks to an original fascination with Lurch's "genuine Krupnik harpsichord", which fired my imagination.
New compositions for the harpsichord are something that I am well aware of, but I rarely ever came across even when I tried looking for new compositions for the harpsichord.
There are many fine modern compositions, though indeed too few harpsichordists are performing them. May I recommend my friend Asako Hirabayashi's compositions? Also my superbly talented friend Mahan Esfahani champions many modern compositions for harpsichord, often on UA-cam. Also Elaine Funaro.
@@keithwomer8727 Thank you, I'll check them out.
Dude you should've played some Frescobaldi in meantone or something on the Italian 😂
It's a late Italian instrument, so it doesn't sound all that great in meantone. I do have another, smaller Italian that's ideal for Frescobaldi, however!
Why is the lowest D# on your flemish harpischord split into two? is it a microtonal thing for different temperaments?
Not in this case, although indeed that is exactly what happens in some early Italian instruments. On this case, one of the ways the French builders added additional notes to the Flemish cases was to add split sharps which play two distinctly different notes. Here they are D# and the B below it (which is missing from the keyboard otherwise). It takes a bit of care to keep that straight whilst playing, but not as hard as one may think.
Well...
Delightful...
Welll done...f...🐸
Am just starting out...
I have Mr Hubbards Book
Would like to bild one too
As i ve made several Lyutes....
Maybe a clavicitherum ??
And i love your playing
Ps...that blu screen for music
Is Wylde !!
So glad you liked it. If you have woodworking skills, the Zuckerman harpsichord kits always produce a very good instrument.
What program are you using on your tablet?
ForScore. It's excellent.
C'est vraiment dommage d'entendre D. Scarlatti avec tant de fausses notes . . .
On essaye de ne pas faire de fausses notes! Seriously, there shouldn't be any, although some do not like it when the repeats are varied with improvised notes, as is done here. In any case, thanks for listening!
Does he expect that his audience is so young AND ignorant that they’re not going to know there’s such a thing as spring powered, gear driven clocks?
Very poor comment